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To: Bilow who wrote (39131)	4/3/2000 12:56:00 AM
From: Don Green	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 93625

Exclusive: Playstation 3 - AMD 2GHz CPU running Linux Saturday April 1, 5:04 PM Tokyo games show reveals that AMD and Sony have teamed up with Linux to kill off Microsoft's X-Box Reports from the Tokyo Games Show, suggest that the Sony's next generation console (code name AP1 -- or PlayStation3) will be based on a 2GHz version of AMD's Athlon processor, running on a specially developed gamers version of Linux. The open source community are hopping mad at Microsoft's attempt to muscle in on the games scene with the X-Box and have vowed to stop them -- offering their services free to Sony to develop the code for PS3. Working out of a secret unit near Tokyo, a team of Linux coders are believed to have already developed a working beta. Linus Torvalds for the open source movement, and AMD's CEO, Jerry Sanders, chaired a developers meeting at the Tokyo Games Show, where some of the games businesses leading companies are believed to have expressed support for the open-source based PlayStation3. Tomb Raider, the heroine of the Tomb Raiders games, is believed to be one of the first titles to appear on PlayStation3. An Eidos insider said: "You should see the graphics. That Linux code and 2GHz AMD chip can certainly produce some life like effects. Lara Croft looks just like a real person -- albeit one with a slightly exagerated curve." Launch date has been provisionally announced for PlayStation3 -- believed to be some time close to the beginning of April next year, or the year after that. uk.news.yahoo.com

To: Bilow who wrote (39131)	4/3/2000 1:05:00 AM
From: richard surckla	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93625

Bilow... Haven't you learned nobody listens to you after your $2.80 profit post? You would do better surfing for profits of $2.80 an hour... LOL! In case you forgot here's a reminder... ROTFLMAO & PMP along with everyone else!!!! ---------------------------------------------------------- To: unclewest who wrote (35769) From: Bilow Friday, Dec 10, 1999 1:20 PM ET Reply # of 39131 Hi unclewest; The round trip commission cost (marginal calculation, ignoring seat fee) on those 50 shares was $2.80 for me, plus the SEC fee... My profit before seat fee was about $9. Not bad for a few minutes of screwing around. I also pay a "seat fee" which is added into all my share costs for the day, but it is charged the moment I sit down. Of course I don't know what it will add on a per share basis, but that doesn't mean I shouldn't take trades that beat the marginal costs, just that I can't trade on an overall basis below the marginal costs plus the seat fee costs. Basically, I do this as a business. I like to make a lot of relatively small profits during the course of the day, rather than try to swing for the home run. So I count profits in terms of dollars per second, rather than in overall percentage moves. The idea is to keep my cash and attention ready for the next trade. Trading is a somewhat more complicated business than a lot of people think. I'm just slumming on RMBS today, cause I'm too sleepy to do my usual scalping of INTC, MSFT and DELL. But the stock has been kind to me, nevertheless. Best of luck, this puppy has to turn sometime, maybe today is the bottom. -- Carl

To: Bilow who wrote (39131)	4/3/2000 1:19:00 AM
From: Dave B	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93625

Carl, but RDRAM has a history of bit failures, Please post your reputable source for that statement. Dave

To: Bilow who wrote (39131)	4/3/2000 1:38:00 AM
From: jim kelley	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 93625

Bilow, You moron.<G> All DRAM has bit failures due to background radiation. In smaller memory systems this is detected with parity and may be corrected in software. In large memory systems ECC is employed to both detect and correct errors. These same methods are used for SDRAM, EDO DRAM, DDR ram. I thought you were supposed to be an engineer! :)

To: Bilow who wrote (39131)	4/3/2000 5:07:00 AM
From: John Walliker	Respond to of 93625

Carl, The figures as of today (April 2, 2000) are as follows, from the DELL web site: ... Yes, there is a lot of money to be made when demand exceeds supply. ...but RDRAM has a history of bit failures, and, consequently, requires ECC. I assume you are referring to the early problems with the 820 chip set. Can you quote a reference which states that the RDRAM suffered bit failures (as distinct from the 820 chipset implementation). Can you quote ANY reference which states exactly what the problem was? I would really like to know. Remember that other types of RAM have a history of bit errors. That is why ECC was invented. That is why I always try to use it, despite the extra cost. P.S. Also of interest: Design Manager 6.0.1: Out of memory errors with Windows95 support.xilinx.com Why would anyone running large software applications on a high-end system be interested in the limitations of MSDOS and W95? This Xilinx application has run out of memory ... support.xilinx.com; That's good. If the program does run out of memory it is kind enough to tell us. 3. Install more physical RAM. support.xilinx.com; Yes, running a simulation on an extra 20 signals for 40 ms needs an extra 56Mbytes. So what? John